Recent content by BxlBill

Hi guys, Your replies confirm what I thought! Yes, I did pay somebody to do it -- surprise, the company is out of business now :sick: Thanks for the specific advice which I will take into account though it does sound like if I want to get it right quickly, I should get a professional in. The...

Hello, A couple of years ago I had a hand basin installed in my WC which shares a wall with my kitchen. The man who installed the basin drilled through the wall to attach the drain pipe to the piping under my kitchen sink (pictured - the grey tube on the right comes directly from the hand...

Thanks to you both for your replies. Andrew, I wasn't the one at home when the boiler was serviced but I believe the technician was here for a good while (about an hour, I think) so presumably he did what he should have (incidentally, how long should a standard service take?) Anyway, I think I...

Hi Mark, I'm having exactly the same problem that you described above. I'm wondering, did having the boiler serviced fix the problem? Or did it take more than that? The thing is, I had the boiler serviced this year, and it's always been regularly serviced, so I'm not sure that in itself will...

Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated. I really like the lamp itself and don't really want to return it. I wonder if it would be possible to change the power supplies myself to ones that allow dimming. Ones such as these...

I fear you are right, Winston1, especially after a bit of googling referred me to this page which says it's "Non Dimmable". http://www.savemylight.co.uk/l-e-d-drivers/non-dimmable/elp30-12ls.html#.VLQVNtLF-So I'm still interested in reading the reply from the shop where I bought the lamp who...

Finally solved this, btw. Turns out this model actually required a wrench. I simply turned the large bolt near the radiator and it then came off very easily. Problem wasn't the pin in the end but I got the radiator working nevertheless by adjusting one of the other valves. Just wanted to...

Hello all, After looking at many many lamps, I finally found an LED ceiling lamp which I liked. Before purchasing, I asked at the store whether it would be dimmable with a dimmer switch. They said yes. Took it home, installed it, it works perfectly on a simple on/off switch, but is indeed...

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Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I must have the most peculiar radiator valves going. I bought a pair of pliers today which are narrow enough to reach the black ring. Even so, it is impossible to rotate it. Either it's not meant to rotate or it's stuck. Argh. I have not given up yet...

Thanks ALCPlumbing. The tricky part is actually getting access to that plastic ring as it's too narrow to get my fingers or a tool into. Perhaps I need a visit to the hardware store. I will persevere. A bit of googling has led me to these info sheets. I think I have the RAE 5054 (I bought...

Hello, I've searched the internet to find out how to remove my Danfoss radiator valve to no avail (I want to check the pin since the radiator is cold and it didn't need bleeding). All the advice I've found doesn't seem to work with this valve, yet it can't be so rare. I haven't been...

Oh dear :oops: . It's precisely because I'd read someone's recommendation somewhere on the internet that pulling out the pin should help, that I did it! OK. Won't do that anymore and will try the advice about tapping it. Thanks for all your input. BxlBill